4.09.2011

I can't stop listening to this song. If you like it, you should check out more ofAncient Astronauts' upcoming sophomore album, Bass and Time. No label necessary, with the help of guest MCs, vocalists and DJs the German duo swiftly hops from one musical lilypad to another: spacey, dancehall reggae, hip hop, down-tempo, funk, afro, asian, vintage, futuristic, happy and dark.

3.29.2011

Swedish hip hop group, Looptroop Rockers, dishes out a single to get inspired to, the type of track you want to listen in the morning to get you pumped to chase your dreams. Just press play, don't let the day get away. In their own words:

"Dedicated to everybody who's set their mind to living their dream. We knew pretty early on that we wanted the new album to be called 'Professional Dreamers'. A few pieces to this album's Looptroop puzzle magically fell in to place on a beautiful day in the fall of 2009. Supreme had just had a meeting with our good friend and documentary film maker Simon Klose, where they had discussed Simon's uncle and his research on dreams at the Lund university back in the seventies. Apparently his uncle had been the first in the world to take photos of the brain using different colors to indicate the brain's activity during sleep - and that way actually seeing when the person was dreaming. So he was literally photographing dreams.

Promoe on his hand had just been inspired by a comment in Werner Herzog's movie 'Encounters at the End of the World', to the new Looptroop album's title - Professional Dreamers. Him and Supreme spoke on the phone the same day, and it was just so obvious - the title and the album cover was already there! Now all we needed were the songs...

Fast forward to a little more than a year later - Barcelona, December 2010. We teamed up with 19 year old pro skater Josef Scott Jatta - who is the very essence of a professional dreamer - to shoot the video in his hometown for the moment."

Last week we celebrated one of my friend's bachelor party. Old friends, basketball, good tunes, pranks and laughter were omnipresent. It was one of those weeks that made everyone realize how blessed we are. We also got reminded the importance of a good detox period.

Certain songs will always bring us back to that awesome week, especially this one. Sean Paul's Life is a Gift fits cruising around sunny Florida perfectly. Music's nostalgic power is extraordinary. Another gift is that Mello now has some flow for Colombia